I lived in my own world as a kid. I sang Whitney Houston songs to imagined crowds. While watching films, I’d pretend to be the star of my own movie. Something in me wanted to entertain, but there was no representation. I never thought there was a space for this chubby working-class West Indian girl in Leyton to be on screen.
Getting drunk at school was my wildest teenage moment. It was the last day before exams – we got wasted on our break and came back for the final class. I’m not sure where the booze came from, but we partied hard, playing music. The teachers had no idea what to do.
